Water-Based Tourism, Sport, Leisure, and Recreation Experiences

WATER-BASED TOURISM, LEISURE, SPORT, AND RECREATION EXPERIENCES is a comprehensive and timely addition to the field of marine affairs. The contributing researchers--with backgrounds in such areas as tourism management, hotel an resort management, sport management, business, geography, and sociology--address important issues of personal motivation and satisfaction, social and economic value, leisure technology and history, and sustainability. Analyses in each chapter are supplemented with many provocative case studies and excellent bibliographic references. This volume will be put to immediate use by professionals, academics, and students who seek to resolve pressing problems and opportunities of coastal tourism management, coastal zone management, fishery management, and marine protected area management in the context of sustainable development.
-- Marc L. Miller, Professor, School of Marine Affairs, University of Washington, Research Notes and Commentary Editor, Tourism in Marine Environments, Coordinating Editor, Annals of Tourism Research

WATER-BASED TOURISM, LEISURE, SPORT, AND RECREATION EXPERIENCES is a welcome addition to the literature, because it builds a bridge in the areas of tourism, recreation and leisure, as well as the areas of freshwater and marine tourism. It perfectly complements the existing body of literature on marine and coastal tourism, sports tourism, and recreation and leisure activities, and is an indispensable reference for individuals seeking information in these areas. It is a valuable source for many courses at various levels, as well as for practitioners in the field, because it encourages the critical analysis and discussion of an area lesser known in tourism and recreation studies.
-- Michael Lück, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Hospitality & Tourism,
AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand; Editor-in-chief, Tourism in Marine Environment